Week 10 Flashcards
Groceries, n.
Foodstuffs and various household supplies sold by a grocer.
Guardian, n.
One to whom a person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation.
Gubernatorial, adj.
Of or relating to a governor or government.
Guitar, n.
A flat-bodied, stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings plucked with a pick or with the fingers.
Gullible, adj.
Easily deceived or duped.
Gumption, n.
Boldness of initiative or aggressiveness.
Habitat, n.
The place where a plant or animal species naturally lives and grows.
Haiku, n.
an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively.
Harass, v.
To irritate or torment persistently.
Harmonica, n.
A small rectangular instrument consisting of a row of free reeds set back in air holes, played by exhaling or inhaling.
Headache, n.
A pain in the head.
Heinous, adj.
Grossly wicked or reprehensible; abominable.
Heirloom, n.
Something of special value handed on from one generation to another.
Helicopter, n.
An aircraft that derives its lift from blades that rotate about an approximately vertical central axis.
Hemisphere, n.
A half of the celestial sphere.
